United Russia to Field 480 War Veterans in September Elections as Putin Pushes Political Roles
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Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jun 28
United Russia to Field 480 War Veterans in September Elections as Putin Pushes Political Roles
2 articles · Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jun 28
Summary
United Russia said 480 veterans of Russia’s war against Ukraine won the right to run under its banner in autumn elections, accounting for more than one-third of all party nominees.
Dmitry Medvedev said the candidates should strengthen the ruling party’s position and framed the move as carrying out Vladimir Putin’s repeated orders to bring veterans into political and public life.
September 18-20 voting will cover the State Duma, legislative assemblies in 39 regions and senior posts in federal subjects, giving the veteran push a nationwide electoral footprint.
The nominations extend a broader Kremlin-backed campaign to place war veterans in state structures after earlier recruitment and training drives for government bodies and state-owned companies.